Many Bangkok residents wore masks to combat the effects of air pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 24-hour average exposures should not be more than 15 for most days of the year.

More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

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Thailand is reviving a plan to impose congestion charges in capital Bangkok to tackle traffic and air pollution, a move that could make it the second major Asian city to implement such a policy.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air pollution forecast to worsen after already forcing the temporary closure of ...

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Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok closed due to severe air pollution, with PM2.5 levels reaching 122 µg/m 3, far exceeding the WHO's recommended limit of 15 µg/m 3.

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport ...

“Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has closed 352 schools across 31 districts due to air pollution,” the authority said in a message shared on its official LINE group.